Observation Post Duty From a Trenches View
An American filler in Jersey City joins the British Army to fight in France. The chapter describes life in front trenches, the peril of shells and snipers, the improvised observation post, and two soldiers using Morse code to chat while Old Pepper rails at orders.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Tommy
Berlin
Old Pepper
Pepper
Harry Cassell
D 288
Bocies
Cassell
Morse
Signalers
Fritz
King’s Arms
Rye Lane
Two Artillerymen Trick Old Pepper in Installment
In the latest installment two artillerymen pull a clever trick on Old Pepper, staging a playful ruse that showcases their wit and teamwork within the ongoing tale.
Clothespins as versatile play items for babies
Clothespins provide endless play value for babies and even soldiers. They can form fences trees log houses and other imaginative structures. Suitable toys include removable and reassemble parts blocks push-along engines balls dolls and washing sets to boost dressing and undressing skills.
Jesus Triumphs Over Death in Mary 16 1 20
In this June lesson Fitzwalhr outlines the resurrection narrative from Mary Magdalene’s discovery to the angelic message and the risen Christ’s appearances. He details the commission to preach to all nations, the promise of Galilee, and Christ’s ascent guiding the apostles’ ministry.
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Christ
I Corinthians
I Thessalonians
Jesus
Ministry of Love
Mary Magdalene
James
Salome
Jesus of Nazareth
Nazareth
Peter
Galilee
Mark
Mary
Emmaus
Luke
Lord
Sympathy and Silence Clash in Deaf Cobbler Tale
A deaf mute cobbler, aided by a sentimental humanitarian, prospers after higher prices. The benefactor later leaves shoes to repair, arrives late, finds the shop closed, and sees the craftsman carousing with a wife and four sons. Moral: quiet toil earns less public sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Brotherhood
Broadway Salute Ends Duel After Patriotism
A sailor and a civilian fought briefly on Broadway until a Salvation Army band played The Star Spangled Banner. The sailor quit after the salute, and the civilian lowered his fist and offered a handshake, ending the confrontation as the band finished.
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Broadway
Jackie
Salvation Army
Queen Mary Pinches Flowers From Soldier at Gate
A hospital gift bouquet sent by Queen Mary to wounded servicemen surprised a guard at the gate. The queen, seeing the bouquet, stopped her car and calmly accepted the flowers, then drove on. The soldier, stunned, finally exclaimed that she had pinched them.
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Queen of England
Mary
Real Compliment From a Convicted Thief to Billy Sunday
In Philadelphia at Moyamensing prison Billy Sunday spoke with a housebreaker who pledged to reform after his release. The man told a guardian Sunday “turned me inside out” and that the evangelist is “one of us” who would become a Christian.
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Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
Sunday
Moyamensing
Write Letters That Smile Plea to Soldiers
A plea urges more letters to men in uniform from the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Roger Daniels of the army and navy department asks writers to smile in home letters, promising cheer and comfort from word pictures.
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Army
Navy
Roger Daniels
Army and Navy Department
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Hospitals Multiply Across U.S. Army System
Over a year U S army hospitals expanded from seven to sixty two facilities and beds rose from 5 000 to 58 400. Planned expansion adds 80 000 more beds to the system.
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United States Army
Woman avoids operation with Pinkham remedy
Canton Ohio resident Mrs Marie Boyd reports severe female troubles that doctors said required surgery. After her mother recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved enough to stay home and perform housework. She urges other women to try the remedy before surgery and offers to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
N. B
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Queer Happening and a Humorous War Time Quip
A witty wartime column notes soaring meat prices in France with Edith Wharton quip about boiled ham and skewers mistaken for beef. A separate vignette shows a camp talk at Yaphank where a private jokes about generosity, smoking, and inviting higher officers for a cigar.
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France
Edith Wharton
Yaphank
Circulating Medium Says She Accepts Only Blue-Blood Boarders
A circulating medium quotes a spectral boast about a seer who claims to take only blue-blood boarders and answers a question by joking that she 'bleeds them' to test lineage. The remark amplifies tension between superstition and social privilege in the era.
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Yank
Battery
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Merkutoy
Cal
Chleags
Parker
Chean
49Th St
Chicago
John H. Cain & CO
Elks Bldg
Brownwood, T
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